21 RESCUED SEAFARERS ARRIVING IN MANILA MONDAY
THE 21 Filipino seafarers rescued from the Houthi-hit MV Tutor in the Red Sea are set to arrive Monday afternoon in Manila, a few...
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PAOCC KEEPS WATCH ON 58 INTERNET GAMING LICENSEES
THE Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is keeping an eye on 58 Internet Gaming Licensees (IGL) in the Philippines as the government continues its...
21 RESCUED PH SEAFARERS OF MV TUTOR BROUGHT BY US NAVY SHIP TO BAHRAIN
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has reported that the 21 Filipino seafarers of the MV Tutor are now on board a US Navy...
PBBM ORDERS DMW: REPATRIATE FIRE-HIT OFWS IN KUWAIT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to repatriate three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who perished in a...
DMW MULLS POLICY VS SAILING RED SEA
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is now studying a policy prohibiting vessels from sailing the Red Sea amid recent incidents involving Filipino seafarers...
PAOCC TO FILE NON-BAILABLE CASES AGAINST MAYOR GUO
PRESIDENTIAL Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Winston John Casio said they are set to file non-bailable cases against Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo before...
G7 LEADERS OPPOSE CHINA’S ‘INTIMIDATION’ IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
THE leaders of the powerful economic Group of Seven (G7) on Saturday called out China for its “increasing use” of dangerous maneuvers and water...
DMW PADLOCKS BULACAN TRAVEL AGENCY INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT
THE Department of Migrant Workers on Friday closed a travel agency in Malolos City, Bulacan accused of illegal recruitment following a report from the...
TULFO STRESSES NEED FOR PEOPER SECURITY PROTOCOLS AFTER VIETNAMESE WOMAN ROAMED NAKED AT NAIA-3
SENATOR “Idol” Raffy Tulfo plans to investigate the recent incident wherein a Vietnamese woman was seen roaming naked at the departure area of the...
PBBM APPOINTS RETIRED JUDGE AS NBI DIRECTOR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed retired judge Jaime Santiago as director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Santiago took his oath...
MERALCO HIKES ELECTRICITY PRICES AGAIN
THE Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has increased its electricity price again as the June rate went up by P0.6436 per kilowatt hour (kWh). Meralco...
BOC DESTROYS P595-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Zamboanga on Thursday led the destruction of more than P595-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in a...
MARCOS SIGNS LAWS ESTABLISHING NEGROS ISLAND REGION, IMPROVING TAX COLLECTION
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed two laws to establish the Negros Island Region and improve tax collection in the country. The two...
PASS MORE INCLUSIVE, RESPONSIVE, PEOPLE-CENTERED LAWS, LAWMAKERS TOLD
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on members of both houses of Congress to pass laws that are more inclusive, responsive, and...
PBBM TO FORGE NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH HUNGARY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed on Thursday the Philippine government’s intent to forge new partnerships with Hungary to strengthen the economic ties between...
DA BANS POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM MICHIGAN, USA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said it has temporarily imposed a ban on the importation of birds and poultry products from Michigan,...
FILIPINOS DON’T YIELD – MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. echoed one of his famous lines on Wednesday to express the Filipinos’ love for freedom during the celebration of...
PBBM CITES FILIPINOS’ HEROISM IN CELEBRATING PH INDEPENDENCE DAY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos on Wednesday drew inspiration from the heroism of the Filipinos’ forefathers to highlight the celebration of Philippine independence. The President...
ROMUALDEZ LEADS BARASOAIN FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY ON 126TH PH INDEPENDENCE DAY
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez leads the flag-raising ceremony during the commemoration of the 126th Philippine Independence Day at the historic Barasoain Church in...
8 LUCENA COPS ‘JOIN’ SUPERIOR IN HOUSE DETENTION
THE House Committee on Public Order and Safety on Tuesday agreed to detain for 30 days eight police officers involved in the illegal raid...
ISABELA GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PROJECT TO BOLSTER PH ENERGY SOURCES – MARCOS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. highlighted on Monday the significance of the Isabela Ground Mounted Solar Project (IGMSP) in securing the country’s energy sources....
PBBM ORDERS 4Ps EXPANSION TO COVER PREGNANT, LACTATING MOMS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered wider coverage for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by including pregnant and lactating women to...
TEVES FREED, REARRESTED IN TIMOR LESTE
FORMER Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. has been released from preventive detention at the Becora Prison in Dili, Timor Leste, his lawyer...
DUTERTE ON DAVAO CHURCH RAID: OVERKILL!
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night condemned what he described as use of excessive and unnecessary force in serving the warrant of arrest...
BILL PROHIBITING SMARTPHONE, GADGET USE DURING CLASS HOURS FILED IN SENATE
SENATOR Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to prohibit the use of mobile devices and electronic gadgets within school premises during school...
PASTOR QUIBOLOY ELUDES ARREST ANEW AS COPS RAID DAVAO CHURCH
NO Pastor Quiboloy was found by policemen who raided the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City Monday morning. Quiboloy eluded arrest anew...
CHIZ SUSPENDS NEW SENATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero announced on Monday that he has ordered the suspension of the construction work on the new Senate building...
PBBM INAUGURATES PH’S FIRST SOLAR-POWERED PUMP IRRIGATION PROJECT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday inaugurated the Cabaruan Solar-Powered Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP) in Quirino, Isabela, one of the country’s first and...
POPE FRANCIS TO ZUBIRI: PROTECT THE FAMILY
“POPE Francis asked me to please protect the family, and this is an instruction that I will take to heart.” This was former Senate...
EX-PRESIDENT DUTERTE VIOLATED NO LAW IN COVID FUND TRANSFER – ROBIN
FOERM President Rodrigo Duterte violated no law in the transfer of billions of pesos in Covid funds to the Procurement Service of the Department...
RECITE BAGONG PILIPINAS HYMN, PLEDGE IN FLAG CEREMONIES, GOV’T AGENCIES, SCHOOLS TOLD
MALACAÑANG directed all national government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned-or-controlled corporations (GOCCs) and educational institutions to integrate the recital of the Bagong Pilipinas Hymn and...
PHIVOLCS OBSERVES PHREATIC ERUPTION AT TAAL VOLCANO
A STEAM-DRIVEN or phreatic eruption was observed at the Taal Volcano in Batangas, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday said....
CONTINUOUS MONITORING IN WPS SOUGHT TO STOP ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
AN expert has suggested for continuous monitoring of the country’s territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to prevent environmental degradation. In a news...
UP EXPERT REPORTS ‘ECOLOGICAL DISASTER’ IN WPS; MARINE SPECIES IN SABINA SHOAL ‘COMPLETELY DEAD’
A PROFESSOR of Biology from the University of the Philippines (UP) reported an “ecological disaster” is happening in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), particularly...
6 DEAD, 3 MISSING AFTER BOAT SINKS IN ZAMBALES 
2 MEN ROB CONVENIENCE STORE IN PAMPANGA 
FREE HOUSING THROUGH USUFRUCT TO BENEFIT MILLIONS OF LOW-INCOME FILIPINOS – ESCUDERO 
BAM AQUINO PUSHES TO INCREASE SENIOR CITIZEN’S SOCIAL PENSION TO P1,000